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PHILHEALTH REINFORCES SUPPORT FOR FILIPINOS LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS

PhilHealth reaffirmed its commitment to supporting people living with HIV (PLHIV) by providing increased financial access to essential healthcare through its comprehensive outpatient HIV/AIDS...

Advocate thanks WHO for keeping aids to PH

BORACAY Is.—A health advocate here who has tested positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) thanked the World Health Organization (WHO) for sustaining its programs...

Amid rising HIV cases, DOH steps up AIDS awareness campaign to fight stigma

The Philippines is grappling with a sharp increase in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cases, with the Department of Health (DOH) projecting that the number...

Alarm over high rate of HIV infections among young women, girls

The UN's children's fund raised the alarm on Friday over the high rate of new HIV infections among young women and girls, warning they...

USAID, AC Health team up on HIV services

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) teamed up with Ayala Healthcare Holdings Inc. (AC Health) to strengthen the private sector’s role in providing...

Gilead licenses HIV-prevention drug to generic drugmakers

US pharmaceutical giant Gilead said Wednesday it had signed licensing deals with six generic drugmakers to produce and sell its HIV prevention medicine in...

Harnessing social media for youth sexual health, HIV awareness

The EpiC project, funded by PEPFAR and USAID and led by FHI 360, recently held the Young Influencers Convention at the Luxent Hotel in...

Cured HIV patients ‘living proof’ of hope in fight against virus

Munich, Germany—Three people effectively cured of HIV have spoken about how a risky transplant procedure saved their lives, with one saying they are "living proof"...

New ‘vaccine-like’ HIV drug could cost just $40

Paris, France—A new "vaccine-like" HIV drug that currently costs over $40,000 per person a year could be made for as little as $40, researchers...

Seventh person likely ‘cured’ of HIV, doctors announce

Paris, France—A 60-year-old German man is likely the seventh person to be effectively cured from HIV after receiving a stem cell transplant, doctors announced on...

Philippines’ HIV incidence quadruples over a decade; DOH launches U=U campaign vs AIDS epidemic

The Philippines is facing a significant increase in HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) incidence and AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome)-related deaths, with current figures being...

DOH: 55 new cases of HIV reported daily

The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday said 55 new cases of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are being reported daily. DOH chief Teodoro Herbosa,...

SC: Illegal to terminate worker based on HIV positive test

The Supreme Court (SC) declared that it is illegal to terminate an employee solely for testing positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), citing the law...

HIV cases may reach 500K in next six years, DOH predicts

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cases in the country would reach at least 500,000 over the next six years, with men comprising most of the...
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